He is set to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in Port Huron. The prosecution recommended 30 months in prison and said they would file for a departure of the sentencing if Freitas is cooperative and testifies against other defendants in the case. He could also face a $250,000 fine.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in front of Cleland at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5. The prosecution recommended up to 46 months in prison and three year's supervised release. A $250,000 fine could also be imposed, according to court records.

Lovelock is accused of accepting $30,000 in bribes from the trash company, Rizzo, for votes to extend its contract among other things to assist the company.

Thursday's guilty pleas are among the latest in the ongoing investigation of the trash hauler and several elected and public officials.

The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday the federal government indicted the trash company's CEO Charles Rizzo, his father and Gasper Fiore, a longtime Detroit towing contractor, with a number of bribery and fraud charges.

The 8-month-old public corruption probe in Macomb County now includes 12 defendants.

Contact Liz Shepard at (810) 989-6273 or lshepard@gannett.com. The Free Press contributed to this report.